Gabriel Bilbao is a Bolivian violinist, currently studying under the guidance of Alex Redington and Jack Lebeck at the Royal Academy of Music, where he holds a full scholarship. Gabriel has had the opportunity to play as a soloist with orchestras such as Bolivia Clasica Chamber Orchestra, Bolivian National Symphony Orchestra and the NSO SMI Orchestra and take part in festivals such as Festival Musica not Montanhas, Verbier Festival, Norfolk Music Festival and Southwell Music Festival.

Since studying at RAM, Gabriel has had the opportunity to work with conductors such as John Wilson, Mark Elder and Marin Alsop. He has performed in the National Auditorium in La Paz, Wigmore Hall, Salle des Combins, Cadogan Hall and the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Gabriel is passionate about music and human connection, he has been taking part on Hospital visits in Bolivia and in Musica para Respirar, a Bolivian initiative to spread music to people affected during the pandemic, reaching all Latin America, Spain and Australia.

Gabriel plays in a 1770 Cuypers violin, loaned from the Royal Academy of Music collection.